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Japanese woodblock print of an armored warrior with a spear, beneath a pale ghostly woman and white serpent, with a red snake character cartouche.

Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"

A warrior in patterned blue and red armor and a black lacquered hat grips a long spear against a dark, wavy ground. Above him, a pale ghostly woman rises from a coiling white serpent beside a red cartouche bearing the character for snake.

Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date
c. 1840
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 2350 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1845).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener

Español: Serpiente (Mi): Nitan Shiro, serie Héroes del zodíaco

Un guerrero con armadura de azul y rojo estampados, y un sombrero negro laqueado, sostiene una larga lanza sobre un suelo oscuro y ondulado. Sobre él, una figura femenina pálida y fantasmal surge de una serpiente blanca enroscada, junto a un cartucho rojo con el carácter de serpiente.

Português: Serpente (Mi): Nitan Shiro, série Heróis do zodíaco

Um guerreiro com armadura de azul e vermelho estampados, e um chapéu preto laqueado, segura uma longa lança sobre um chão escuro e ondulado. Acima dele, uma figura feminina pálida e fantasmagórica surge de uma serpente branca enroscada, ao lado de um cartucho vermelho com o caractere da serpente.

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